Remarkable Birds of South Africa by Dr Peter le Sueur Milstein

Remarkable Birds of South Africa (Standard First Edition, First Impression)

A Richly Illustrated Overview of South African Birdlife, Arranged by Family, by Zoologist Peter le Sueur Milstein

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Remarkable Birds of South Africa
• Author: Dr Peter le Sueur Milstein
• Publisher: Briza Publications, Pretoria
• Publication Date: 2010
• ISBN-13: 9781875093588
• Edition Details: First Edition, First Impression.
• Binding: Publisher's illustrated hardcover with printed pictorial boards and printed endpapers, SPAR sponsor logo to the front, title, author and Briza logo to the glossy spine.
• Physical Format: Large quarto format, heavily illustrated with colour photographs throughout.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good (VG)
• Exterior / Boards: The laminated pictorial boards are clean and the glossy spine is straight, with bright lettering. There is a small white speck or chip to the front board near the spine edge, and slight edge wear and bumping to the lower corner of the board. Otherwise a tidy, presentable exterior.
• Interior: The text block is tight and sound. The glossy colour-plate pages examined are clean and bright, with no foxing, marks or tears. No markings, inscriptions or ex-library stamps.
• The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)

Synopsis & Historical Value

Published in Pretoria by Briza Publications in 2010, Remarkable Birds of South Africa offers a broad and engaging overview of the country's birdlife. It is deliberately not a field guide. Instead it introduces the reader to the huge variety of species found on our doorstep, arranged in taxonomic order by bird family.

Heavily illustrated with colour photographs, the book looks at behaviour, classification and anecdote, and is aimed at birders of every level, from the keen amateur to the non-professional ornithologist. It was reviewed on publication in 2010 as a good introduction to the rich diversity of South African birds.

A handsome, large-format volume for collectors of Africana natural history and anyone who enjoys the birds of southern Africa.

Author Profile: Dr Peter le Sueur Milstein

Peter le Sueur Milstein is a zoologist and nature conservationist with a long career in conservation. He has published over 200 scientific and popular contributions, and Remarkable Birds of South Africa was the tenth book of which he was author or co-author.

He was educated at Potchefstroom Boys High School and spent his boyhood in the marshes along the Mooi River, an early grounding in the natural world that shaped his later work.

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